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Ten minutes of family worship at the table each night: Scripture, your family's prayers, and a hymn with piano. A rhythm, not a chore.

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“Train them up, not in the way they would go (the bias of their corrupt hearts would draw them aside), but in the way they should go, the way in which, if you love them, you would have them go.” — Matthew Henry, Exposition of the Old and New Testament (1710)
Matthew Henry, Exposition of the Old and New Testament (1710): “Train them up, not in the way they would go (the bias of their corrupt hearts would draw them aside), but in the way they should go, the way in which, if you love them, you would have them go.”

ALT Matthew Henry, Exposition of the Old and New Testament (1710): “Train them up, not in the way they would go (the bias of their corrupt hearts would draw them aside), but in the way they should go, the way in which, if you love them, you would have them go.”

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Let the children choose the hymn tonight. They’ll sing it louder, and they’ll remember it longer.
The words “Let the children choose the hymn.”

ALT The words “Let the children choose the hymn.”

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“When you only hear your children read the Bible, they are tempted to look upon it as no more than a school-book; but when they hear you read it to them in a solemn, religious manner, it comes, as it ought, with more authority.” — Matthew Henry, A Church in the House (1704)
Matthew Henry, A Church in the House (1704): “When you only hear your children read the Bible, they are tempted to look upon it as no more than a school-book; but when they hear you read it to them in a solemn, religious manner, it comes, as it ought, with more authority.”

ALT Matthew Henry, A Church in the House (1704): “When you only hear your children read the Bible, they are tempted to look upon it as no more than a school-book; but when they hear you read it to them in a solemn, religious manner, it comes, as it ought, with more authority.”

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Fifteen Bible stories for children, in the words of the King James Bible, with pictures that move. Add one after the evening’s reading, or let it be the reading.
A story slide from readpraysing: Daniel in the lions’ den, with the lions asleep around him in a beam of light.

ALT A story slide from readpraysing: Daniel in the lions’ den, with the lions asleep around him in a beam of light.

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“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.” Psalm 78:4 (KJV)
Psalm 78:4 (KJV): “We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD…”

ALT Psalm 78:4 (KJV): “We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD…”

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“If children be God’s heritage, why should not we present them to the Lord upon our knees? If they be God’s reward to us, why should we not give them again to God as our best reward?” — Oliver Heywood, A Family Altar (1693)
Oliver Heywood, A Family Altar (1693): “If children be God’s heritage, why should not we present them to the Lord upon our knees? If they be God’s reward to us, why should we not give them again to God as our best reward?”

ALT Oliver Heywood, A Family Altar (1693): “If children be God’s heritage, why should not we present them to the Lord upon our knees? If they be God’s reward to us, why should we not give them again to God as our best reward?”

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Family worship doesn’t have to be complicated. Read the Bible, pray and sing a hymn around the table. Ten minutes a night. readpraysing plans your evening in a minute and leads you through it, piano included. Free for every family. #FamilyWorship
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It’s fine when it’s messy. Little ones wriggle, someone spills the milk, the hymn starts too high. Keep going. Children who seem not to be listening often are.
The words “It’s fine when it’s messy.”

ALT The words “It’s fine when it’s messy.”

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Every one of the 100 hymns in readpraysing comes with piano, and the words light up as it plays. Nobody needs to know the tune.
A phone playing the piano for “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”, with the word being sung lit up.

ALT A phone playing the piano for “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”, with the word being sung lit up.

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“You that are fondest husbands and fathers, never love wife and children as you ought, till you love their souls. The soul is the best and more noble part; and love to the soul is the best and more noble love.” — Thomas Doolittle, The Duty of Daily Family Prayer (1674)
Thomas Doolittle, The Duty of Daily Family Prayer (1674): “You that are fondest husbands and fathers, never love wife and children as you ought, till you love their souls. The soul is the best and more noble part; and love to the soul is the best and more noble love.”

ALT Thomas Doolittle, The Duty of Daily Family Prayer (1674): “You that are fondest husbands and fathers, never love wife and children as you ought, till you love their souls. The soul is the best and more noble part; and love to the soul is the best and more noble love.”

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“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” Deuteronomy 6:7 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 6:7 (KJV): “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house…”

ALT Deuteronomy 6:7 (KJV): “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house…”

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Family worship doesn’t need to be long. Read a short passage, pray for a few things by name, sing one hymn. Ten minutes at the table is enough.
The words “Ten minutes at the table is enough.”

ALT The words “Ten minutes at the table is enough.”

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readpraysing plans a short evening of family worship for you: a passage to read, the people you’re praying for, and a hymn to sing. Open it at the table and begin.
A phone showing readpraysing’s Today screen: tonight’s Read, Pray and Sing, with a Begin worship button.

ALT A phone showing readpraysing’s Today screen: tonight’s Read, Pray and Sing, with a Begin worship button.

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“It is not enough that in baptism your child is dedicated to God, but it must be educated for God.” — Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (1692)
Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (1692): “It is not enough that in baptism your child is dedicated to God, but it must be educated for God.”

ALT Thomas Watson, The Ten Commandments (1692): “It is not enough that in baptism your child is dedicated to God, but it must be educated for God.”

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Read, pray, sing. Christian households have kept this simple pattern at home for centuries: the Bible read aloud, prayer together, and a psalm or hymn to close.
The words “Read. Pray. Sing.”

ALT The words “Read. Pray. Sing.”

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